Morning journal and courier., 1887-08-05
FOR A DAYS PLEAsURE.

EeOpIe WhO went on the EXcurs1Ons
 From This City Yesterday to Mystic
 and Glen Islands. Pawson and Stiles'
 Parks. High Rock Grove and Savin
 Rock. The steamer Elm City carried between 300 and 600 people on her regular weekly trip to Mystic Island yesterday, the party being made up of members and friends of San Sal- vador council No. i, Knights of Columbus, and the east side M. E. Sunday school from \ the Annex. It was some time after o'clock when the steamer left Belle dock, owing to
 the lateness of some of the people in getting 1 aboard, but what time was lost in starting ! was made up in the trip. Among those who
 attended from the Methodist Sunday school were Miss Oracle Allen, Miss Fannie Castle,
 Miss Mamie Granniss. Miss Carrie Street, Miss | Geneva Smith, Miss Della Wright, Miss Carrie Sandford, Miss Carrie Hinckley, Miss Oracle | Thompson, MT. and Mrs. George Granniss, and they were looked after by committee | consisting of G. o. Porter, chairman; Rev. | MT. William Roberts, W. D. Mcclellan and \ A. Holland. The committee in charge of the ! San Salvador council was made up of P. H. | Carrigan, the chairman; Alexander Bleto, ! William Slattery, John J. Flynn, James P. | Gallavan, John B. Kirby, Thomas Leddy,
 John J. Ellis, David O'Donnell, Edward l Keaveny, George Mckee, Lawrence O'Far- | rell, James Mckee and Bartholomew Breen. Among those present of the council and ! friends were: John T. Kerrigan and family, Daniel Colwell and family, William Keane and family, James P. Gallavan and family, Father Kennedy and Father Hartigan of the ! Dominican church, John J. Flynn, Corpora
 tion Counsel Q. T. Driscoll and family,
 David ODonnell and family, MT. Prescott,
 Alexander Bleto and family. Edward F. | Meehan, Edward Whelan and family, I Chaplain Keaveny, Charles Mitchell and family, Thomas Leddy and family, John D. | Thom, Misses McGuire of Westville, Miss ! Cooney, Miss Mary A. Carle, Miss Margue rite Carle, Miss Mary Geary, Miss Bridget Roach, William Ireland and family, Charles W. Gould, William H. Edwards and family, l Samuel H. Kirby and wife, Richard E. Miller Thomas w. Corbin and family, James Nc Maggie Leary, Miss Kittie O'Connell, Miss Kittie Leary, T. W. Corbett and family, P. H. Carrigan, James H. Mulligan, Will liam M. Geary, Peter Carberry, William dall A. Shields, Edward Keaveny, Thomas Brennan, John F. O'Brien and P. w. German. TO GLEN ISLAND.
 The Light Guards and the O'Connell Mu- I tual Aid association and their friends went | to Glen Island on the steamer John | H. Starin yesterday and had plea sant days outing at this popular re- The committee on the part of the Light | Guards consisted of Corporal George F. Aver, Privates John T. Keeshan, T. Reynolds, | Lounds, Hendricks, Wells, Harson, Ober- empt and Smith The committee on the Thomas Carr, Patrick Cummings, William | Roach, Daniel J. Crowley and Thomas J. | Sullivan.
 It took nine passenger cars to carry the | members and friends of the Dixwell avenue Congregational church and Sunday school to High Rock Grove yesterday, where they held merry one and they had a highly enjoyable day at this pleasant picnic ground in fishing, boating, games and dancing.
 The committee in charge of the affair were Rev. Albert Miller, chairman; J. W. Mitchell, treasurer, and from Dixwell avenue church, w. H. Ransom, Anthony Wilmington, Chas McKinn, s. Reuben Chandler. Judson Saun- ders, w. A. Trihbitt, and from Emanuel Baptist church, Richard Sheppard, Robert Mont, R. Kicks, I. Allen, Antonio Butler, Robert R. Reed. Among some of those who went were Rev. 0. H. Jackson, Rev. Haytien minister, Deacon J. ". Mitchell, Mrs. Dr. Jones of Richmond, Deacon Richard Sheppard and family, Samuel R. Hicks, Charles McLinn and wife, Jacob Hodge and wife, Miss Lottie Hodge, Miss Price, Miss Wormsley, George Benjamin, MT. and Mrs. L. A. Bell, Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. J. Willis, Mrs. Sesley, MT. and Mrs. Theo- dore Thompson, Mrs. Wormsley, Thomas L. Allen, Mrs. R. Anthony, James Glover, Miss Sarah Anthony, Mrs. Alston, Philip Alston, A. Bowen, Mrs. Hayward, Miss Dorsey, Geo. Watkins, Samuel Brown and daughter, CUif | Lieutenant Fuller, Miss Laura Frazier.
 TO PAwsoN PARK.
 The early morning train on the Northamp- ton division of the Consolidated road brought to this city about 400 members and friends ! of the Congregational church of Cheshire. They went by steamer to Pawson Park for days outing. They returned early in the evening and reported very enjoyable time.
 AT STILES PARK.
 At Stiles Park, Lighthouse Point, yester- day about 200 members of Washington coun- ! cil No. 3, P. O. s. of A., held their annual picnic, going down on the steamer Ivernia Much credit is due to Messrs. Wright, Raj ney, Benton and Smith, who were appointed as the committee of arrangements, for the | able management of the excursion, which ' will be remembered with pleasure by all pa1- ticipants.
 AT SAVIN ROCK.
 The Knights of St.Patrick of New Britain, to the number of 400, had days outing at Savin Rock yesterday
 COMING EXCURSIONS TO MYSTIC ISLAND.
 The steamer Elm City has been engaged | for the present month as follows: August G. Mystic Island, Weeds band of Hart ford. August 9. sassacus encampment T. o. o. F., to New York. ' August 10, St. Patrck's Literary association, to
 August il, Santa Maria council, K.of C.,to Mystic Island. | ance society, to Mystic Island August F, Young Mems T. A. B., to Mystic ! Island.
 August 2s, Emmet club to New York and Coney August a4, Davenport council Royal Arcanum, to August 25, Elm City council, K. of C., to Mystic Island. |
 August 30. Stanley post, e. A R., of New Britain, to Mystic Island.
 Twentieth Annual Peace Meeting.
 The twentieth annual peace meeting will be held Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, August 17th, 18th and 18th, in the large grove situated about quarter of mile from grove, Mystic, the usual place of A large number of speakers will , be present and the management propose to ! make this meAting more interesting than any that preceded it. Ii
 HOW IT WAS DONE. The Method of the Appointment of the
 Camp Instructors.
 Two of the regular army instructors rotten and Dyer-of our National Guard at Mantle will instruct in guard duty, while